Peter Rajah (1951 – 14 November 2014) was a Malaysian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

and the

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

. Rajah was a member of the Malaysian team who qualified for the

1980 Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, which Malaysia did not participate in boycott of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He also part of Malaysia squad in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup in Kuwait.

Honours

;Sabah * Malaysian League Tournament runner-up: 1979 *

Borneo Cup Borneo Cup ( Malay: Piala Borneo) is a football tournament held in East Malaysia and Brunei. It was founded in 1950s and abolished in 1989. The tournament was played in Borneo since the 1950s, perhaps earlier. Before the establishment of Malays ...

: 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985

References

1951 births 2014 deaths Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers 1980 AFC Asian Cup players Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Association football goalkeepers {{Malaysia-footy-goalkeeper-stub